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New Leader Tuesday-7 Ideas to Help You Survive Your Sink or Swim Leadership Lessons

There was a time when prevailing wisdom for teaching people to swim involved chucking them in the water and letting them flail and flounder. This Sink or Swim (S. o. S.) method of teaching is likely responsible for more than a few really bad moments for the unwitting victims and a lifetime of terror-inducing flashbacks for many. Oddly, we subject a good number of first time supervisors and managers to a similar rite of passage in what I describe as S. o. S. Leadership Development. If you are on the receiving end of this method of new leaders development, here are 7 suggestions to help make the swim a bit more bearable:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:28-05:00July 10th, 2012|Leadership|0 Comments

New Leader Tuesday-How to Be Viewed as a Jerk from Day One

The bookshelves and blog posts are filled with great advice on how to lead effectively, yet, mostly what I hear in workshops and classrooms are the stories of the lousy habits of Grade A Jerks. Since there are clearly many people who aspire to this lofty level in the world of Jerks, I thought I would make your job just a bit easier by offering up this starter list. Here are 14 ideas guaranteed to help you succeed in being viewed as a Grade A Jerk:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:29-05:00June 26th, 2012|Leadership|7 Comments

New Leader Tuesday: Trust Feeds Respect and Builds Performance

Respect. It’s a complex concept filled, filled with nuance and subtlety and gesture, all buried in a simple word. Most of us are wired to appreciate respect and to reciprocate in kind. And vice-versa. One of the most powerful and effective ways to show respect is to extend our trust. Of course, for all of us, particularly new leaders, that feels risky and almost counter-intuitive. It's not.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:29-05:00June 19th, 2012|Leadership|0 Comments

New Leader Tuesday-4 Ideas for Avoiding Hearsay Traps

I always admire the exuberance of conscientious first-time leaders to jump into situations that might detract from their new team’s performance. This conscientiousness about doing things right and getting things done is likely part of what earned them a promotion to supervisor, team lead or some title that places them in a role responsible for others. However, the desire to do right and keep things moving and keep people happy, opens up a few potential leadership tripping points, including getting actively involved in “he said/she-said” or "he did/he didn't" type discussions and reacting too quickly to hearsay without checking out the facts. Here are 4 suggestions for avoiding Hearsay traps:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:29-05:00June 12th, 2012|Uncategorized|0 Comments

New Leader Tuesday-Showcasing Your Authentic Self

It’s typically good advice to “be yourself” and “be authentic” when it comes to leading others. Unfortunately, for many starting out as leaders, it takes time and experience to develop the confidence necessary to let the world see us as in our leadership skins au naturel. Here are 5 ideas to help you cultivate the confidence necessary to show yourself as you are:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:29-05:00June 5th, 2012|Career, Leadership|4 Comments

New Leader Tuesday: You Will Be Tested-5 Ideas to Help You Succeed

You will be tested many times during your first go-round as the individual responsible for others. Know that everyone is watching your responses to these tests. Handle them properly…even adequately, and your credibility for leading will rise. Get them wrong and you’ll become just one more faceless first-time supervisor in the process of being turned into grist inside the organization's cultural mill. Here are 5 ideas to help you successfully navigate these tests:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:30-05:00May 29th, 2012|Leadership|2 Comments

New Leader Tuesday-Beware Under or Over Managing

The first year of your first job responsible for others (supervisor, lead, manager) is the early-awkward phase. Your technical or functional expertise and someone’s perception of your potential for leadership got you here. Your as of yet undeveloped or at least under-developed communication and coordination skills are what will carry you forward. Here are 5 suggestions to help you get this right.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:30-05:00May 22nd, 2012|Career, Leadership|2 Comments

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